It is no secret that the majority of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software products (with the exception of the latest versions of full-time antivirus) are shareware and can be installed on computers in the form of special trial versions with a trial period, after which they will become inoperative. In order to return full or partial functionality to such software, you can reset Kaspersky activation. For what it is necessary, how to perform such a procedure with the simplest methods available to any user will be further considered. It’s worthwhile to warn all users that the proposed solutions are not official, since the antivirus software developer himself has never released such utilities under any pretext, and only enthusiasts are doing this. So keep that in mind!
Why do I need a Kaspersky reset?
First, let's see why all this is needed. The most basic problem, which is believed to be, is that after the trial license expires, anti-virus databases are not updated, and the software products of all categories themselves become inoperative. No, of course, this does not mean that they will not respond to threats, but most of the important functions and modules will be blocked. Thus, you can not even think about providing comprehensive protection for your computer or network. You can return the functionality by most usually reinstalling the software. But this operation is quite complicated, because getting rid of any antivirus is not so simple (sometimes you need to use uninstallation in safe mode, clean the registry yourself and delete the residual files). So isn’t it easier to reset the Kaspersky license so that you can reactivate the trial period if you don’t have the funds to purchase a key for a fully functional modification? Such actions can be performed even for a running program without first deleting it. And this is what attracts an ordinary user who is not particularly familiar with the complete removal and reinstallation of antiviruses (in the case of the described regular programs, this procedure is quite complicated and tedious, and not every user can cope with it).
How to get rid of constantly pop-up messages about the expiration of a license?
Somewhat distracted from the topic, many users who don’t like the constant warnings that the trial license or key for some installed security software are about to expire soon can offer a solution to get rid of it.
Please note that we are not talking about resetting the Kaspersky key, but only about deleting the annoying message. Usually its appearance is associated with one of the keys in the registry.
In order not to search and change it yourself, it is enough to download a special script from the Internet called NagBox Removerv11.0.1.400, which is a registry file, taking into account the bitness of its operating system, run it for merging, having administrator rights, and forget about the message. However, before performing such actions, you will need to slightly change the settings of the antivirus itself, which will be discussed below.
Software products for which the proposed solutions can be used
As for the standard protective software products, for which the possibility of free use for thirty days was initially provided, the solutions proposed below are successfully applied to such ones:
- Kaspersky Internet Security.
- Kaspersky Total Security.
- Kaspersky Free Antivirus.
- Kaspersky CRYSTAL.
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
All further decisions will be described for the first software product in the list (Internet Security). But as already clear, they can be used for any other installed software developed specifically by Kaspersky Lab.
Preliminary actions before resetting the Kaspersky trial
So, for starters, you need to deactivate the so-called antivirus self-defense - a tool that blocks access to changing the degree of security of an installed program.
In the main application window, after calling it from the system tray, you need to click on the button with the gear image in the lower left, and then go to the advanced settings section. On the right, the self-defense item is selected, and in the settings window that appears, the checkbox is unchecked from the point of its activation.
A message about the insecurity of the actions that follow is followed, but you can not worry about this. Upon completion of the preliminary steps, it is necessary to unload the antivirus, using RMB on the system tray icon with the choice of exit point, however, the system cannot be restarted in any case, since the antivirus will return to its previous active state upon restart. Then you can proceed with the reset of Kaspersky Internet Security. Next, we will consider the actions corresponding to software products distributed by year of release.
Versions 2017-2018
So, for the latest versions of security software, however, as for any other modifications, manually resetting Kaspersky is quite difficult. To do this, you may need to make changes to the system registry and to the files of the program itself. Therefore, it is easiest and safest to use ready-made utilities. So for the newest products, the best option is to use a small activator to reset the Kaspersky trial called Kaspersky Reset Trial version 5.1.0.41 or its earlier modification 5.0.1.29., Which is presented as a single executable file.
Run the file as administrator with the anti-virus downloaded, press the reset button, and after confirming the action, a full reset is performed. Further, the activation code of the antivirus can not be entered, but use the point of receiving a trial version for thirty days. After a couple of seconds (after communication with the Kaspersky Lab server), it will be reactivated.
year 2014
Resetting the Kaspersky password for modifications of this release year is as easy. However, in this case, it is recommended to use the Kaspersky World utility version 1.3.13.17. Previously, in addition to self-defense, you need to disable the antivirus itself. If this is not done, he will “swear” at the presence of a threat in the downloaded file or archive with the utility.
Run the executable program file, select the “Trial Life” item in the main window, then use the universal trial reset button, at the end of the steps, reboot the system and re-activate the trial license, as described above.
Kaspersky 2013
To reset Kaspersky for software products released this year, you will need a separate Process Monitor utility and, in fact, the executable BAT file TR13-M4-A4. Here the actions look a little more complicated. Please note immediately that self-defense must be activated, basic protection is disabled, and the antivirus is not unloaded! It is very important!
After starting the monitoring utility, wait until the Process Monitor Filter window appears, click the "OK" button, find the Process Monitor v1.3 application label, through RMB and the "Jump to ..." item, select and completely delete the registry branch into which the program will transfer you. After that, to completely complete the Kaspersky reset procedure, run the BAT file as an administrator and simply follow the instructions on the screen. Upon completion of all actions, the computer or laptop will reboot, and after restarting you will only have to activate the trial period again.
2012 year of release
For software products of this year of release, the Trial Reset utility of modification 3.5.2 is used (self-defense should be turned off, and the antivirus should be completely unloaded). Run the program, click the OK button, upon completion, reboot the system and activate the trial license again.
2011
To modify the antiviruses of this year of development, you can use the merge of the KIS 2011 v11.0.1.400En registry file, as described above. Just double-click to launch the file and agree to make changes to the registry (again, self-defense should be disabled, and the antivirus should be completely unloaded).
Note: please note that most of the above files and utilities that will be downloaded from the Internet are usually delivered in archives with passwords that are specified directly on the sites from which the download is made. In addition, when downloading such content, it is recommended to deactivate protection for a while, since when analyzing the content, the antiviruses themselves can identify the data embedded in archives as a potential threat. And it goes without saying that downloading such tools is necessary only after a preliminary check of the source of resources for reliability.
Brief Summary
By and large, this is all that can be said about circumventing the use of trial versions. It goes without saying that digging into the registry yourself is not worth it, since even accidentally deleting or changing some important key (both the antivirus and the operating system itself) can lead to unforeseen consequences. In addition, one should take into account the fact that the above material cannot be regarded as a direct guide to action, since in a sense the operations performed can be called illegal. Finally, keep in mind that you can use the proposed operations, as they say, only at your own peril and risk. Even the creators of such software products themselves disclaim any responsibility for the consequences of the actions you perform and provide such solutions for informational purposes only.
It remains to say that in order to avoid problems with the application of the described software, it is sometimes better to completely remove the antivirus first, using special uninstaller programs like iObit Uninstaller (but only in safe mode), and then install the necessary software product to protect your computer or network again. At the very least, this will save you from many risks and legal problems.